Combined telephone-desk and directory-support.



No. 633,432. Patented Sept. 19, I899.

s. H. 0000. COMBINED TELEPHONE DESK AND DIRECTORY SUPPORT.

(Application filed Dec. 7, 1898.)

(N0 Modal.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SAMUEL H. DODD, OF JEANNETTE, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO SAMUEL BARCLEY BISHOP, OF PITTSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

COMBINED TELEPHONE-DESK AND DIRECTORY-SUPPORT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 633,432, dated September 19, 1899. Application filed December '7, 1898. SerialNo. 698,499. (No model.)

To all whom it y concern: use, rest K is moved inward entirely beneath Beit known that I, SAMUEL H. DODD, a cititop A and out of the way. zen of the United States, residing at Jean- At the inner end of the desk adjacent the nette, in the county of \Vestmoreland and wall is the vertically-arched spring-wire M,

5 State of Pennsylvania, have invented new havingits ends removably seated in sockets and useful Improvements in a Combined M in strips 13, and said wire forms a conven- Telephone-Desk and Directory-Support, of ient holder for the telephone-directory N, rewhich the following is a specification. taining the same flatly against the wall, as

The object of the present invention is to shown. The spring-wire holder is adapted 10 provide a combined memorandum-desk and to spring in an outward direction sufficiently directory-holder for telephones of simple and to admit the directory, yet securely hold the improved form and capable of ready attachsame in the position described. ment to and removal from the instrument. The upper portion of the spring-wire holder As many telephone companies object to the is inclosed by angular frame 0, and adapted r 5 use of attachments which deface the instruto slide thereinto is card P, adapted to rements, I have so arranged the desk that it is ceive phone-numbers of parties frequently attached to and supported by the wall and called by the subscriber. The memorandumin such position as to form a continuation of card thus arranged is always in sight and is the battery-box top. of great convenience.

20 The novel features of construction and com- For securing note-pad Q to the desk I bination of parts included in the invention provide spring-metal clip R, hinged at one are fully described hereinafter and claimed, end, as shown, and at its free end engaging and illustrated by the accompanying drawkeeper S. ings, in which The combined desk and directory-holder 25 Figure l is a front elevation of the imhere shown and described is of very simple proved device in position. Fig. 2 is an edge construction and may be supplied at small View of the same. Fig. 3 isadetail perspeccost and constitutes a most convenient adtive View of portions of the desk-supporting junct to telephone instruments. 8o irons. Fig. 4c is a detail view showing the Having thus fully described my invention,

0 clamp connection between the desk and batwhat I claim as new, and desire to secure by tery-box top. 7 Letters Patent, is-

Secured to the ends of desk-top A are 1.. The combination ofa support adapted to strips B, having at their inner ends the vertibe positioned at one side of and apart from a cal arms 0. The upper extremities of the telephone, a desk attachment removably sus- 5 arms are formed into heads D, which slip tained by the support, and means for securover horizontal hooksE on wall-plates F, and ing the desk attachment. to the telephone when said plates are properly secured the thereby holding the attachment immovable, desk may be quickly positioned and as readily substantially as shown and described. removed. 2. The combination of a desk attachment 40 Strip B, adjacent the battery-box G of the carrying vertical headed arms 0, vertical telephone, is provided with projecting lips wall-strips F carrying hooks E positioned adll H, which, together with screw 1, constijacent to but apart from a telephone, hooks tute a clamp which embraces the projecting E being open on one side, the headed arms 5 top of box G and holds the desk rigid therebeing adapted to engage the hooks by lateral 5 with and from disengagement with its wallmovement of the desk attachment, and as supports. clamp for securing-the desk attachmentto the Strips B are wider than the thickness of telephone for preventing such lateral movetop A and are flanged inward on their under ment, substantially as shown and described. 1o: edges at -J to form supports and slideways 3. The combination of the hooked wall- 50 for extension arm-rest K, the movement of plates,thedeskattachmenthavingthelieaded the rest being limited by stops L engaging arms for engaging the hooks, and the clamp shoulders J of the flanges. WVhen not in on one edge of the attachment adapted to embrace the top of a telephone battery-box and secure the desk thereto, substantially as shown and described.

at. The combination of top A, strips B at the ends thereof having the under inwardlyturned flanges which form slideways, and the extension arm-rest on the slideways beneath top A, substantially as shown and described.

5. The combination of top A, strips B at the ends thereof having the under inwardlytnrned flanges formed with shoulders adjacent their outer ends, the extension arm-rest movable on the Ways beneath top A, and depending stops on the rest adapted to engage the flange-shoulders and limit the movement of the rest, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

SAMUEL H. DODD.

Witnesses:

ROBERT M. JONES, MOULTON J. HOSAOK. 

